How it happened: Koepka leads by 2 at Frys.com

Brooks Koepka during the second round of the Frys.com Open.
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By Golfweek Staff

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Brooks Koepka maintained his lead at the Frys.com Open on Saturday after firing a 4-under 67 at CordeValle.

Koepka, who won three times on the European Challenge Tour in 2013, sits at 15-under 198 in San Martin, Calif., and leads by two over George McNeill and Jason Kokrak.

McNeill is in contention after a course-tying 9-under 62 and Kokrak fought back after some mid-round hiccups to finish with a 3-under 68. Both players sit at 13-under 200.

See how it all happened with our Tracker:

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Update No. 26: 8:03 p.m. EDT

Brooks Koepka absolutely crushes it down the fairway at the last. He only has 61 yards to the hole and he puts it to 8 feet. He misses his birdie chance and will have a two-shot lead heading into the final round.

Jason Kokrak makes a birdie at the last to get to 13 under for the tournament.

Robert Garrigus makes his 4 footer to get to 12 under.

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Update No. 25: 7:49 p.m. EDT

With a 3-wood off the tee, Brooks Koepka drives the green on the par-4 17th, where the tees are moved up to 297-yards. Koepka is 35-feet away from the hole. Walking early, Koepka left his eagle putt short. He taps in his 4 footer for birdie.

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Update No. 24: 7:33 p.m. EDT

Jason Kokrak taps in for bogey on the par-3 16 which drops him to 11 under. Kokrak, who started off hot, has made two bogeys in his last four holes. Meanwhile, leader Brooks Koepka saves par at 16 from 4 feet to maintain his one-shot lead.

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Update No. 23: 7:13 p.m. EDT

Brooks Koepka takes the outright lead on No. 15 with a tap-in birdie. He takes it to 14 under and a one-shot lead with three to play in the third round.

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Update No. 22: 6:55 p.m. EDT

With that tap in eagle, Vijay Singh moves to 12 under for the tournament and one-shot back of leaders George McNeill (62) and Brooks Kopeka.

Update No. 21: 6:41 p.m. EDT

Max Homa drains a 35 footer for eagle on the par-4 17th after driving the green. That takes Homa to 9 under for the tournament after making a bogey at 16.

Vijay Singh drives the green as well and will have about 2 feet for eagle after utilizing the slope.

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Update No. 20: 6:30 p.m. EDT

Add George McNeill to the list of players who have tied the course record this week. McNeill, who made 15 cuts last season on the PGA Tour, finished with four consecutive birdies for his 9-under 62.

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Update No. 19: 6:23 p.m. EDT

Jimmy Walker tied the course-round in the third-round when he fired a 9-under 62. He posted 10 birdies and a bogey on the card on Saturday. Walker jumps to 12 under, which is currently one shot behind leader Brooks Koepka.

Both Will MacKenzie and Ricky Barnes shot 7-under 64 at CordeValle in the third round. MacKenzie is at 10-under 203 for the tournament, while Barnes is at 9 under. Barnes moved up 33 spots on the leaderboard.

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Update No. 18: 6:11 p.m. EDT

Max Homa gets to 8 under for the first time this tournament. After trading bogeys and birdies on Nos. 9-12, he made another birdie at the par-5 15th.

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Update No. 17: 6:05 p.m. EDT

Former Illini teammates Scott Langley and Luke Guthrie played together for the third consecutive day. Guthrie got the better of Langley on Moving day as Guthrie shot a 3-under 68, while Langley shot an even-par 71. Guthrie is at 6 under for the tournament and Langley is at 3 under.

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Update No. 16: 5:58 p.m. EDT

Robert Garrigus makes a bogey after going over the green on his approach shot. He can't get up and down and he drops to 12 under. Brooks Koepka is the solo leader again.

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Update No. 15: 5:46 p.m. EDT

Vijay Singh makes a 8 footer for birdie to move to 9 under for the tournament with four holes to play in the third round. Singh is 3 under on the day.

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Update No. 14: 5:35 p.m. EDT

Robert Garrigus has the best look at birdie from 5 feet at the par-4 10th, but he can't convert. He'll stay tied for the lead with Brooks Koepka at 13 under.

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Update No. 13: 5:26 p.m. EDT

The tee at 17 is moved up to 293 yards. Charlie Beljan, who is 4 under for the tournament, drove the green and has 6 feet for eagle.

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Update No. 12: 5:19 p.m. EDT

Camilo Villegas is having a rough day at CordeValle. He was in the water at No. 9 and tried playing, but he hit the lip and the ball went back into the water. He is 2 over on the day and is currently 6 under for the tournament.

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Update No. 11: 5:13 p.m. EDT

George McNeill has made six birdies and a bogey on the day (5 under through 13 holes. McNeill is at 9 under for the tournament and four shots back of Brooks Koepka.

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Update No. 10: 4:48 p.m. EDT

Josh Teater is 5 under through 11 holes. He has birdies on Nos. 10, 15, 17, 18 and 1 (he started on No. 10). Teater is bogey-free and has moved up 33 spots on the leaderboard. he is currently T-18.

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Update No. 9: 4:33 p.m. EDT

More fireworks happening in the final group. Brooks Koepka makes a bogey, as does Jason Kokrak (back-to-back bogeys) and Robert Garrigus has made another birdie (back-to-back). With those scores, Koepka and Garrigus are tied at the top of the leaderboard at 13 under, while Kokrak has dropped to 11 under and into a tie with Jim Herman.

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Update No. 8: 4:17 p.m. EDT

Jason Kokrak bogeys the par-4 fifth and that drops him to 12 under for the tournament and into a tie with Robert Garrigus, who birdied the fifth hole. Brooks Koepka now has a two-shot lead at CordeValle.

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Update No. 7: 4:12 p.m. EDT

Jimmy Walker is 5 under through 11 holes during his third round. That brings Walker to 8 under for the tournament. Walker made 18 cuts during the 2013 season. His best finish was T-2 at The Greenbrier Classic.

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Update No. 6: 3:59 p.m. EDT

After the threesome of Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak and Robert Garrigus parred the third hole, it was Koepka who birdied the fourth and takes a one-shot lead over Kokrak. Koepka has been used to winning this season as he won three times on the European Challenge Tour in 2013.

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Update No. 5: 3:50 p.m. EDT

After bogeying No. 2, Max Homa makes three consecutive birdies on Nos. 5-7 to get to 7 under for the tournament (2 under on the day). Homa is a recent California graduate playing on a sponsors exemption this week.

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Update No. 4: 3:28 p.m. EDT

Looks like its going to be a birdie fest between these two. After Koepka drained his birdie putt on the second hole, Jason Kokrak did the same. Both are at 13 under for the tournament.

Robert Garrigus also made back-to-back birdies to start his third round and is trying to keep pace with these two. Garrigus ia at 11 under.

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Update No. 3: 3:20 p.m. EDT

Back-to-back birdies to start the round for Brooks Koepka as he takes a one-shot lead over Jason Kokrak.

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Update No. 2: 3:10 p.m. EDT

Overnight leader Brooks Koepka answers right back with a birdie of his own at the first. Koepka and Jason Kokrak are tied at 12 under, while Robert Garrigus is two back at 10 under.

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Update No. 1: 3:02 p.m. EDT

The leaders are just about to tee off for the third round of the Frys.com Open at CordeValle. But in front of them, Jason Kokrak makes an eagle on the par-4 first to take a one-shot over 36-hole leader Brooks Koepka. Ben Crane is 4 under through eight holes and is 8 under for the tournament. He has the lowest score on the course right now.

Thursday coverage

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